A Small Matter of Life and Death

Credits

Director Hanne-Therése Runestad

Writer Hanne-Therése Runestad

Producer Karl Christian Riise

Project Type Short

Runtime  20minutes

Country of Origin Norway

Synopsis

Tara is planning to commit suicide. Her attempt is interrupted by the eccentric delivery-girl Vilija, who asks to watch. A strange yet tender friendship emerges as they play cards and wait for the overdose to kick in.

 

Director Biography

Hanne-Therése Runestad (b. 1998) is a Norwegian writer-director from Stavanger, currently working in Oslo. She has her bachelors in directing from NSKI høyskole, where she graduated in 2022. Her favorite part of filmmaking is working closely with the actors, and she enjoys challenging the fine line between humor and pain in her works. In addition to her filmmaking she works as a light-improviser for Det Andre Teatret.